Name: Mr Bad Guy
Brand: Freddie Mercury

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7781037

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Special Edition Remastered from the original multitracks. Jewel Case.

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2019-10-11

Signed copies

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Supplier GB

Universal

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Standard:20

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0602577810374

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7740421

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180 Gram Vinyl. Special Edition remastered from the original multitracks.

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Freddie Mercury

Genre GB

Classic

Label GB

Virgin

Freddie Mercury, best known as the lead singer of the popular British rock group Queen, was born on September 5, 1946 in Stone Town, Zanzibar. He passed away on November 24, 1991 in Kensington, London at the age of 45. Born as Farrokh Pluto Bulsara to Parsi parents Bomi and Jer Bulsara, Freddie attended St. Peter's boarding school near Bombay where he formed his first school band called "The Hectics" and played piano.

At the age of 17, Freddie and his family fled to England during the Zanzibar revolution. He then pursued studies in art design while forming bands such as "Ibex" (later renamed to "Wreckage") and "Sour Milk Sea". In 1970, he met Brian May and Roger Taylor who were part of a band called Smile. Taking charge, Freddie changed their name to Queen and designed the band's logo using his art design education. He also changed his name to Frederick Mercury by deed poll.

A flamboyant performer on stage and a talented songwriter off stage, Freddie's iconic song "Bohemian Rhapsody" propelled Queen to superstardom. Despite taking a break from the band in the late 1970s and early 1980s for a solo career, Freddie continued recording with Queen even after being diagnosed with HIV in 1987.

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Mr. Bad Guy is the only solo studio album from Queen singer, Freddie Mercury. Released in 1985, during a period in which Queen were on hiatus from recording, it contains eleven songs, all written by him.

As Queen's vocal signature and creative leader, it was only natural that many aspects of the group's sound would carry over into Mercury's solo work; however, the frontman still does a commendable job of stretching into uncharted territory. The synthesizers of Let's Turn It On announce that Queen's typical guitar heaviness will be conspicuously absent throughout the album, while extravagance will be at an all-time high. I Was Born to Love You, the album's leadoff single, elevates '70s disco and '80s dance influences to a level of blatant pop silliness that Queen would never dare approach. Mercury also combines his acoustic piano playing with synthesizer-driven backing tracks for the beautifully dramatic Made in Heaven and Your Kind of Lover, which transforms from a simple lounge number (piano and singer) into a Latin-flavoured pop workout.

Mr Bad Guy

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